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GOICOCHEA-HERNANDEZ, Hilda Del Rosario, et al. Psychometric properties of Gabriel Smilkstein's family functioning scale (APGAR) in schoolchildren Peruvian. Revista de Psicologia [online]. 2024, n.32, pp.73-94. ISSN 2223-3032.  https://doi.org/10.53287/ufsw8873bx19h.

The research proposes the application of the APGAR scale designed by Gabriel Smilkstein (1978) adapted to Peru by Castilla et al. (2014) to assess Family Functioning in schoolchildren in North Lima in 2024, selecting it for its applicability and availability. Objective: To determine the psychometric properties of this scale in Peruvian schoolchildren. Method: psychometric type, instrumental and cross-sectional research design, with the participation of 130 schoolchildren between 11 and 16 years of age (M=14.09 and SD= 1.378) Lima Norte - Peru. Evidence based on internal structure, reliability, and invariance of measurement according to sex was analyzed, and convergent validity was found with the self-esteem variable. Results: The APGAR indicates good goodness-of-fit indices (CFI= 0.974, TLI= 0.071; RMSEA= 0.071 and SRMR=0.067). The reliability of the scale through two coefficients, the first being Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=0.872) and the second being McDonald's Omega coefficient (ω=0.844). Likewise, the correlation between family functionality and self-esteem, the correlation coefficient is 0.216 (p <0.005). Conclusions: Family Functionality is a multidimensional instrument with acceptable reliability values and different sources of validity evidence. Therefore, it is recommended to use APGAR as an additional tool for the evaluation of Family Functionality in the Peruvian school population.

Palabras clave : Family functionality; School; Self-esteem; Psychometry; validity.

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